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O'Neill & Co. Chartered Surveyors & Auctioneers Apprentice Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)

Off time: 19:27 | Winning time: 1m 42.03s

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Caesar's Comet^v⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: D King⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 65| D

16/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in July. Creditable 2¾ lengths second of 11 to Ecliptic Moon in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 18/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 644712

(12)

Ecliptic Moon⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: N Slevin| OR: 65| D

5/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (4/1) at Dundalk (8f) 9 days ago by 2¾ lengths from Caesar's Comet, readily. 8lb higher now.

Form: 17-5891

(8)

Cracking Name^t⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: D Marnane| OR: 63| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Last of 19 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft, 14/1) 42 days ago, possibly amiss. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 880-450

(16)

Summer's Dream^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Emma Louise Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 63| D

12/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (18/1) at Killarney (8.2f, good) 7 days ago, just holding on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 0-62101

(4)

Wee Jim¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 63

33/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2018. Last of 16 in handicap at Navan (10f, good, 18/1) 11 days ago, badly hampered. Something to find on form.

Form: 007/780

(3)

Liberty Star^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 61

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/2, respectable seventh of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 90247

(11)

Colonel Slade^p,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Luke McAteer| T: G Scott| OR: 60| BF| D

7/1

Respectable 3½ lengths third of 11 to Ecliptic Moon in handicap (5/2) at Dundalk (8f) 9 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 3/8-5543

(1)

Hidden Spark⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C J MacRedmond⁽²⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 58| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Gowran in June. 18/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7-12180

(13)

Take My Hand⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: W Joyce⁽⁴⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 57| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap (18/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 6 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 704707

(5)

Miss Florentine¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: M P Sheehy| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 56| BF

4/1

Winner at Roscommon in June. Good second of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 9/4) 14 days ago, clear of rest. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 6-56412

(15)

The Bog Bank^p1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 54

50/1

40/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 600008

(14)

Boston Rocket¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁴⁾| T: D J Barry| OR: 50

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, eleventh of 15 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 700

(6)

Beleaguerment^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽²⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49

14/1

Two wins from 43 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, seventh of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.2f, good) 7 days ago.

Form: 0-02497

(10)

Jazzelle¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S T McCullagh| T: C D Timmons| OR: 49

10/1

Fourteenth of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 16/1) 13 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 276-090

(9)

Al Shomookh²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁷⁾| T: W T Farrell| OR: 47

150/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at this course (5.9f, good, 66/1) 28 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 09-0700

Non-Runners

(2)

Stay Thinking³³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: T Hogan J: J M Sheridan

Forecasts

Miss Florentine (4/1), Liberty Star (9/2), Ecliptic Moon (5/1), Colonel Slade (7/1), Jazzelle (10/1), Summer's Dream (12/1), Take My Hand (14/1), Beleaguerment (14/1), Hidden Spark (14/1), Caesar's Comet (16/1), Cracking Name (18/1), Stay Thinking (20/1), Wee Jim (33/1), The Bog Bank (50/1), Boston Rocket (80/1), Al Shomookh (150/1)

MISS FLORENTINE took a big step forward when scoring at Roscommon and more than confirmed that improvement when an excellent second at Fairyhouse 2 weeks ago. She remains one to be interested in and gets the vote over Colonel Slade and Summer's Dream.